being born descends class rites

Cleric

Classes Player’s Handbook

prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes. Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their

Class Features Channel Divinity Cantrips Prepared Spells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 +2 Spellcasting, Divine Order — 3 4 2 — — — — — &mdash

Druid

Classes Player’s Handbook

, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles

to determine your available spell slots. Druid Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Wild Shape Cantrips

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

island domain. Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites

child born of dragon and elf could become a godlike avatar of death. Illmarrow Rises. Even as dragons and elves fought to destroy the line of Vol, a child was born to the house: Erandis. A scion of elf

Yuan-ti

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new

by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted

against the shadow, a knight whose oath descends from traditions older than many of the gods? Or are you an embittered loner sworn to take vengeance on those who have done great evil, sent as an

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric

Intervention Improvement 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a cleric, you gain the following class features.

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

food and fresh water in these areas for yourself and up to five other people each day. Gruul Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Gruul

Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.) Gruul Guild Spells

Star Spawn Seer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s goal is to tap into vast energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm. An entity that

who serve that cult, including star spawn. The following powers are unique to specific cults; typically a creature has only one. Cult of Atropus, the World Born Dead Gaze of Corruption (Recharge

Air Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

descendants of a genie, while others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genie’s magic. A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years. Creating Your Character

regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that

the world from the incursion of aberrations. Class Features As a druid, you gain the following class features.

Water Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genie’s magic. A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose

determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those

Earth Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genie’s magic. A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether

determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions

Fire Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genie’s magic. A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose

to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those

Draconian Mage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Draconian Mage Draconians born from the eggs of bronze, green, and emerald dragons have some ability to wield magic. They often lead small groups of draconian foot soldiers, using their magic to

, Any Alignment Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 40 (9d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) CON 11 (+0) INT 11 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) CHA

Redcap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Redcap A redcap is a homicidal fey creature born of blood lust. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap has to soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. When a redcap is born, its hat is

coated with wet blood, and it knows that if the blood isn’t replenished at least once every three days, the redcap vanishes as if it had never been. Redcap Small Fey, Chaotic Evil Armor Class 13

Annam and the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

and Rites. Thanks to his prolonged absence from mortal giants’ affairs, Annam has few priests. On some worlds, he has no priests and his name is all but forgotten. On other worlds, a priest of Annam

Path of the Pilgrim climbs past shrines to each of Annam’s children to reach the All-Father’s temple Diancastra Diancastra is the youngest child of Annam, born of a mortal giant mother shortly before

Karrnathi Undead Soldier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Emerald Claw. The Odakyr Rites. The nation of Karrnath has a proud martial heritage, and its soldiers are unmatched in discipline. But in the early years of the Last War, Karrnath was crippled by famine and

as cannon fodder. Over decades, a high priest named Malevanor worked with the necromancers of the Blood of Vol to develop the Odakyr Rites, which grant Karrnathi undead the ability to make tactical

Minotaur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Minotaur A minotaur’s roar is a savage battle cry that most civilized creatures fear. Born into the mortal realm by demonic rites, minotaurs are savage conquerors and carnivores that live for the

children in the world. Minotaur Large monstrosity, chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 76 (9d10 + 27) Speed 40 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 11 (+0) CON 16

Half-Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Half-Dragon Warrior Created by Dragons Habitat: Any; Treasure: Armaments Mathias Kollros Born through magical rites involving the essences of dragons, half-dragons serve their creators and their own

Hadozee Warrior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

’ Wingbats, and the Night Howlers. Hadozee Warrior Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 16 (breastplate) Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 16 (+3

horizontally for every 1 foot it descends in the air. Actions Multiattack. The hadozee makes two Shortsword attacks. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3

Hadozee Explorer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

worthy of further exploration. Hadozee Explorer Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) Hit Points 49 (9d8 + 9) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX

up to 5 feet horizontally for every 1 foot it descends in the air. Actions Multiattack. The hadozee makes two Shortsword attacks. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one

Hadozee Shipmate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

Hadozee Shipmate Hadozee shipmates make up much of the crew aboard some spelljamming ships. Hadozee Shipmate Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 12 Hit Points 9 (2d8) Speed 30 ft

membranes to move up to 5 feet horizontally for every 1 foot it descends in the air. Actions Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4

Lava Child

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Lava Child Physically identical to one another, lava children have muscular builds and childish, perpetually grinning faces. Most are born in the Fountains of Creation, also known as the Plane of

fact they’re about to be torn limb from limb. Lava children typically stick close to their lairs, but actively hunt when food grows scarce. Lava Born. The first lava children were created by the merging

Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help

with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties. Priest Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 13 (chain shirt) Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the

know a goblin is unlikely to be able to uphold its end of any bargain. Even when a goblin is born with the ability to become a spellcaster, the knowledge and talent necessary to carry on the

Sanctums of the Heralds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Sanctums of the Heralds Most meetings of the Heralds of the Comet involve broods of initiates gathering in private homes to read divinatory cards and look for signs of impending cataclysm. Rites of

bitter waters are said to make them more receptive to the vision that awaits them in the final chamber. The path through the cave descends steadily as it winds away from the entrance; the final

Winged Kobold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Winged Kobold Winged Kobolds. A few kobolds are born with leathery wings and can fly. Known as urds, they like to lurk on high ledges and drop rocks on passersby. Although the urds’ wings are seen as

gifts from Tiamat, the Dragon Queen, wingless kobolds are envious of those gifts and don’t get along with the urds. Winged Kobold Small humanoid (kobold), lawful evil Armor Class 13 Hit Points

Grell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

target passes below, whereupon it descends quickly and wraps its tentacles around its prey. It then floats away to its lair with the paralyzed creature in its clutches. Grell Medium aberration

, neutral evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10) Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover) STR 15(+2) DEX 14(+2) CON 13(+1) INT 12(+1) WIS 11(+0) CHA 9(−1

Kraul Death Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Kraul Death Priest The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon crippling necromantic

of the kraul is a death priest named Mazirek. Kraul Death Priest Medium humanoid (kraul), neutral evil Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly

Yuan-ti Abomination

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

intended it. They mastermind elaborate schemes and perform dark rites in the hope of one day ruling the world. Yuan-ti Abomination Large monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), neutral evil Armor Class 15

Creating a Paladin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Creating a Paladin The most important aspect of a paladin character is the nature of his or her holy quest. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level

, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted servant of good, loyal to the gods of justice and honor, a holy knight in shining armor venturing

Draconian Foot Soldier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Draconian Foot Soldier The most numerous draconians are the foot soldiers, who are born from brass, white, or crystal dragon eggs. They are the smallest of their kind, and their slight wings are

of Krynn, draconian foot soldiers formed from brass dragon eggs are called baaz draconians. Draconian Foot Soldier Medium Monstrosity, Any Alignment Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 22

Lizard King/Queen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Lizard King/Queen Lizardfolk born in Sess’inek’s image are larger and more cunning than other lizardfolk, and are thoroughly evil. These lizard kings and queens dominate lizardfolk tribes, usurping a

. Lizard King/Queen Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), chaotic evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24) Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 12 (+1) CON

Lizardfolk Shaman

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Lizardfolk Shaman Lizardfolk Leaders. Lizardfolk respect and fear magic with a religious awe. Lizardfolk shamans lead their tribes, overseeing rites and ceremonies performed to honor Semuanya. From

Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5) Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) CON 13 (+1) INT

Pegasus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

companion. Born of the Planes. Pegasi trace their origins to the Olympian Glades of Arborea, where they soar through the skies of that plane and serve as faithful mounts to the Seldarine, the pantheon

live young. Pegasus Large celestial, chaotic good Armor Class 12 Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21) Speed 60 ft., fly 90 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 15 (+2) CON 16 (+3) INT

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